Layered High-Low Tunic Dress with Gathered Sleeves

Name: Layered High-Low Tunic Dress with Gathered Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4914
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4914

A women's fitted dress above the knee with a loose overlay layer on top, longer at the sides than at the centre front. Gathered three-quarter sleeves with buttoned cuffs and a concealed zip at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres for the underdress; chiffon for the overlay and sleeves.

Tech. Description

Layered High-Low Tunic Dress

When To Wear

In spring and summer for daytime events and dinners.
With heeled sandals or pumps; the overlay hides the waist.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted underdress shaped with bust, waist and shoulder darts; the overlay hangs loose from the neckline and armholes.

Length: Underdress above the knee; the overlay ends at hip level at the centre front and drops lower at the sides, and is straight at the back.

Neckline: Round, finished with a folded bias binding turned to the inside and topstitched.

Sleeves: Set-in three-quarter sleeves cut from the overlay fabric, gathered at the cap and at the lower edge into a cuff with a short slit and one button.

Back: Centre back seam with a concealed zip; the underdress back and the overlay back are each cut in two pieces.

Finishing: The overlay is joined to the underdress at the neckline, armholes and centre back; its lower edges are finished with a narrow rolled hem. Underdress hem allowance 2 cm, topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Two layers handled as one at the neckline, armholes and zip, a concealed zip, gathered sleeves with slit cuffs, rolled hems on sheer fabric.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres for the underdress; chiffon for the overlay and sleeves.

Additional Supplies

Concealed zip
Fusible interfacing
2 buttons

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance – 2 cm. Allowance for the lower edges of the flying back and front parts – 0 cm. Attention! First of all, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front – 1 piece on fold
- Cuff – 2 pieces
From main fabric 1:
- Flying back – 2 pieces
- Flying front – 1 piece on fold
- Sleeve – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Stitch darts on the front and back pieces. Press the depth of waist and shoulder darts towards the center, bust darts – upwards.
Stitch side and shoulder seams. Overlock allowances and press towards the back.
Stitch side and shoulder seams of the flying parts. Overlock allowances and press towards the back. Overlock the lower edges of the flying back and front parts with a narrow rolled hem.
Place the flying right side up on the dress and secure along the neckline, armhole, and center back seam. Overlock center seams. Stitch the seam from the zipper mark to the bottom. Insert the zipper.
Cut a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the neckline length + 3 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding with the neckline edge right side up and stitch. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece. Press the seam.
Along the sleeve cap, lay a stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Overlock sleeve edges. Stitch the sleeve seam up to the slit mark. Press allowances open. Secure allowances along the slit 0.2 cm from the edge. Set sleeves into armholes, press and overlock allowances. Along the lower edge of the sleeve, lay a stitch with loosened upper thread and gather.
Fold the cuff lengthwise right side in and stitch the corners. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve. Fold the allowance of the inner side inwards and topstitch into the attaching seam.
Overlock the hem allowance of the dress, press to the wrong side, and topstitch. Make buttonholes on the cuffs and sew on buttons.